Azucena Tables
Vintage Azucena furniture is elegant and inviting — the esteemed mid-century Milanese manufacturer’s wall lights, armchairs and side tables, which are marked by simple symmetry and thoughtfully contrasting materials, can likely be found in the living rooms of design lovers all over Italy.
Azucena was founded in 1947 by three leading figures of 20th-century Italian architecture: Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Ignazio Gardella and Corrado Corradi Dell’Acqua. The trio initially established Azucena in order to furnish the interiors of buildings they’d designed but found a robust business opportunity in manufacturing individual pieces from those collections for postwar consumers. And as the company founders borrowed the brand name from a conniving character in the Giuseppe Verd opera Il Trovatore, it is appropriate, then, that the furniture for which Azucena is known is practical but exudes a hint of playfulness.
The best of Italian modernism combines cheekiness and bold functionality with provocative and thoughtful design, and Azucena is deeply rooted in that tradition. While its brass-and-walnut mid-century-modern-era dining tables and stackable coffee tables — created by the likes of Dell’Acqua and Vico Magistretti — are exceptionally unobtrusive in small spaces and framed in clean lines, Dominioni designed chunky, enveloping armchairs during the 1970s upholstered in striking red fabric.
Among Azucena's most successful and iconic designs is also Dominioni's most famous piece of furniture: the minimalist Catalina chair. After it debuted at the Milan Triennial in 1957, the Catalina chair, with its generously curving enameled steel frame and plush leather cushion, became an instant sensation. Dominioni’s other enduring designs for Azucena include the Monachella lamp, the ABCD armchair and the versatile Cilindro ottoman.
Italian furniture manufacturer B&B Italia acquired Azucena in 2018 and has reissued a number of designs from the legendary brand’s portfolio, such as the Imbuto lamp, the Catalina armchair and the Cavalletto table.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Azucena lighting, tables, seating and more.
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Crystal, Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Azucena Tables
Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Azucena Tables
Metal
1950s Italian Other Vintage Azucena Tables
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Azucena Tables
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Azucena Tables
Brass
1960s Vintage Azucena Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Azucena Tables
Lacquer
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Azucena Tables
Lacquer
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Azucena Tables
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Brass, Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Metal
1670s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Azucena Tables
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Plywood
1970s Vintage Azucena Tables
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
1950s Italian Vintage Azucena Tables
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Brass, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Iron
1930s European Industrial Vintage Azucena Tables
Beech
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Azucena Tables
Metal